Bracket-holder for automobiles and the like.



' W. A. SGHLEICHBR.

BRACKET HOLDER FOR AUTOMOBILES AND THE LIKE.

APPLICATION FILED MAY 26, 1911 Patented Aug. 22, 1911.

WILLIAM A. SCHLEICHER, OF CLEVELAND, OHIO.

BRACKET-HOLDER FOR AUTOMOBILES AND THE LIKE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed May 26, 1911.

Patented Aug. 22, 1911.

Serial No. 629,575.

To all whom it may concern: Be it known that I, \VILLIAM A.SoI-ILEIoHER, a resident of Cleveland, in the county of Cuyahoga andState of Ohio, have invented a new and useful Improvement inBracket-Holders for Automobiles and the Like, of which the following isa full, clear, and exact description, reference being had to theaccompanying drawings, forming a part of this specification, in which-Figure 1 is a rear elevation showing the device as used; Fig. 2 is aperspective View of the bracket; Fig. 3 is a plan view of the samepartly broken away; and Fig. 4 is a View similar to Fig. 3, and showingthe bracket used with a different form of lamp lron.

My invention has relation to bracket support-s for automobiles and thelike, and is designed to provide a simple and convenient form of device,which will support both the tail lamp of the vehicle and also thelicense or number plate.

The supporting bracket comprises a short horizontal lamp iron engagingportion 2, a tapered lamp-engaging post 3 projecting upwardly from oneend of the portion 2, and an upwardly and laterally extendingsign-supporting arm 4, projecting from the opposite end of the portion2. The portion 2 is formed with a separate clamping memher 5, which issecured by means of the clamping bolts and nuts 6, one at each end. Theinner clamping face of the member 5 is formed with a central half recess7, and with a smaller half recess 8 at each side of the central recess,and the coiiperating face of the portion 2 is provided with similarregistering half recesses. The central recesses form a circular'socketfor engage ment with the upwardly projecting round post 9 of the usuallamp iron 10. The de vice may, however, be used with a lamp iron such asshown at 11 in Fig. 4, having a flat post 12, which will be firmlyclamped Copies of this patent may be obtained for between the opposingfiat faces separating the half recesses of the clamping portions. Thelaterally extending bracket arm 4 is preferably provided withtransversely elongated slots 13, forming means for the attachmentthereto of the sign or license plate 14.

The device may be very cheaply manufactured and forms an extremelysimple and convenient device for the purpose, being capable of beingreadily applied to existing lamp irons and capable of supporting thelamp and license plate in such relation to each other that the lamp willilluminate the license plate. The form and arrangement of the clamp forengaging the post of the lamp iron is such as to hold the bracket verysecurely on the post when the nuts of the clamping bolts are tightened.This clamp-will also adapt itself to various forms and widely varyingthicknesses of flat lamp posts or props.

I claim:

1. A supporting bracket of the character described, comprising ahorizontal" lamp iron engaging portion having clamping means, alamp-engaging post projecting upwardly from one end of said portion, andan upwardly and laterally extending platesupporting arm projecting fromthe opposite end of said portion, substantially as described.

2. A bracket of the character described, comprising a horizontal lampiron engaging portion having clamping means, a tapered post projectingupwardly from one end of saidportion and formed integrally therewith,and an upwardly and laterally extending plate-supporting arm projectinintegrally from the opposite end of sai portion, substantially asdescribed.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand.

WILLIAM A. SCHLEICHER. Witnesses:

ALFRED J VATERR, GERALD MGMAHON.

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